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LOOKING MECHANISM FOR CASH REGISTERS.

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LOOKING MECHANISM FOR CASH REGISTERS.

No. 596,452. Patented Dec. 28,1897,

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UNITED STATES PATENT Erica.

EMORY A. BEDIENT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK ASSIGNOR TO THE ROCHESTER CASHREGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

LOCKING MECHANISM FOR CASl-l-RELGEOTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,452, dated December28, 1897. Application filed November 6, 1896. Serial No. 611,257. (Nomodel.)

To (tZZ whom ill; may concern:

Be it known that I, EMORY A. BEDIENT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of Rochester, Monroe county, New.

moved. Fig. 3 is a section 011 the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Figs. at and 5are detail views.

The drawings show the application of my device to a cash-register whichis not of my invention, except as to the means herein described andclaimed for locking the drivinghandle while the drawer is open and themeans for locking the driving mechanism till a predetermined settingdevice has operated but my improvements herein set forth are applicableto cash-registers and like mechanisms of other construction than thatshown, provided such cash-registers and other like mechanisms are of thetwo-motion typeviz., the type in which there is a setting mechanism forsetting the registering or other parts for operation and a handledevice, such as a crank or lever, for actuating the mechanism inaccordance with the actuation of the setting mechanism.

In the drawings, U is a cash-drawer movable in and out by means of theendless band or chain U attached to the bottom of the drawer and passingaround a pulley U, loose on the driving-shaft E The driving-shaft E ispositively driven or operated in one direction by a crank 11*, actingthrough a suitable train of gears, as H II H Fig. 2. Inside the pulley Uis a clutch device, whereby on driving the shaft E in one direction,such as that of the arrow in Fig. 1, the pulley is driven with theshaft, under which circumstances the endless chain pulls the drawerUopen. The chain passes under the drawer around guide-pulleys a andaround a guide pulley a under the front part of the drawer. A suitablecatch U connects the drawer to the chain, preferably at the back of thedrawer, so that on revolving the pulley U the drawer can be projectedfrom its casing by the pulling action of the chain. The drawer itselfmoves on suitable rollers, as U and a", which run on guideways U and U.

The setting mechanism in the particular form shown consists of afinger-plate C, which is supported by an arm C and rocks upon a shaft B,and there is one of these finger-plates for each denomination ofcurrency in a cashregister; but, as will be seen, my invention isapplicable to a cash-register having any movable form of setting deviceand a separate driving device. Each of these fingerplates bears anoperating-arm C and a toothed seg1nentplate D which is locked by a dog(Z the whole series of dogs being rigidly fixed upon a shaft d andoperated by a suitable mechanism driven by the crank II Thefinger-plates C are similar in function to those shown in the patent to\Villiam H. Clark, No. 556,045, of March 10, 1896, and are moveddifferentially to and from a stop-bar (1.. Connected to eachfinger-plate C is an arm C which is connected to one end of aconnecting-link, the other end of which is attached to a lever movableupon an axis O In a cash-register there may be a series of four numeralfinger-plates, in which case the machine will be capable of operationwith reference to amounts up to ninety-nine dollars and ninety-ninecents.

Itis desirable in cash-registers of high grade to include a mechanismfor indicating what operator (or the origin of the transaction) or whatkind of goods to which the transaction refers, (or the character of thetransaction.) This is usually done by providing a manually-operatedapparatus, such as the fingerplate or a series of keys capable of beingset to operate an indicator which has upon it, to correspond with thefinger-plate or keys, a series of characterizing-letters, as A, B, C, toindicate the origin of the transaction (the operator or department ofthe store) with or without an additional series ofcharacteriziug-marks-such as Paid in, Paid out, No sale, Cigars, Drugsto indicate the character of the transaction or character of goods sold.

In the form of device shown there are a series of four numeral keys orlinger-plates,

each one connected to a connecting-link C C C and C which rod isconnected to an arm (1 connected to its finger-plate and to a parallelarm (1 C 0 C A finger-plate C, situated on the extreme right, if seenfrom the back in Fig. 2, (and thus situated on the extreme left of aview showing the front of the machine,) is connected by an arm C to aconnecting-link C and a parallel arm 0 hung from the shaft C The arms 0and (J in this case are of equal length, and in their motion thusproduce a substantially parallel movement of the two arms and a nearlystraight-line movement of the connecting-link. The finger -plate of thissystem, which bears the characterizingmarks above described, is arrangedso that it is necessary for the operator to set this mechanismindicating the origin or character of the transaction before a numeralindication can be registered. This is valuable in cash-registers, andparticularly in department-stores where there are several clerks in eachdepartment and where the proprietor desires to keep the accounts of theparticular departments and of the several clerks independently; and thisresult is desirable also in cases where checks are printed which must bepresented to a cashier for payment or where a check is delivered to bepreserved by the customer. In case of mistake on the part of thecustomer or clerk the check shows in what department and with what clerkthe transaction was con ducted. v

The drawer U moves outward to open in the direction shown by the arrowin Fig. 1. On the inside of the casing A, which incloses the drawer, ismechanism for stopping the handle H at its normal position of rest andfor preventing rotation of the handle in operative direction until aselected linger-plate or key is operated and preventing a secondoperation of the handle until the drawer is fully closed. To the insideof the casing is pivoted a plate 101 by the pivots 101. This plate has apin 100, which projects outwardly through the side of the casing A andwhich projects into the path of the handle H" in such a position as tostop the handle H in its normal position of rest. In the form of deviceshown the handle ll bears a pin extending inwardly from the side of thehandle adjacent to the casing, and the pin stops the handle by contactwith the pin h. The plate 101 may be pressed inwardly by a pushbutton102, which has a stem 103 passing through the casing A and connectedwith the plate 101. The push-button 102 is out of the path of the pin 7band does not extend outwardly from the casing A so far as to be struckby the handle 11. The puslrbutton 102 is placed close to the handle 11*,so that while the fingers of the operator clasp the handle his thumb maybe placed upon the push-button 102 and the puslrbutton may thus bepushed in at the same time that the crank H is started in itsrevolution. When the push-button 102 is pressed inwardly, the pin 100 ismoved inward so far as to permit the pin 7r to pass the same, and, asabove described, the handle may move a predetermined distance (enongh topass the stop and to permit the stop to return to initial positionagain) before the drawer begins to open. The drawer U has a rail or bar105 on its side, near the free edge of the plate 101, and the plateopposite to the rail has a lug or projection 100. Opposite to theposition of the lug 100, when the drawer is stationary and is fullyclosed, is a socket 107, in which the lug fits closely, thus interposinga stop in the path of the drawer when the button 102 is pressed inward.A spring 101 acts upon the plate 101 to move the lug 100 automaticallyout of the path of the drawer U and the pin 100 into the path of thecrank 11 or pin 7%. The lock for the device can therefore be releasedonly when the drawer is in its initial orfully-closed position. Theplate 101 also actuates a bar 200 movable in guides 201 transverselyacross the machine and normally pressed toward the plate 101 by a spring202. The end of the bar opposite to that end which is actuated by theplate 101 is a block 203, which abuts against a movable part of aselected setting device, such as a block 0 on the connecting-link C.This block 0 when its key is in the unopcrated position, lies between astationary abutment in the frame of the machine and the block 203.

If new it is attempted to press in the pushbutton 102 before operatingthe key which actuates or permits the movement of the predeterminedconnecting-link (1 the block 203 presses against the block U, whichpresses against the abutment A, and as the bar 200 is rigid the plate101 cannot be pressed in far enough to remove the pin 100 from the pathof the pin 70 and hence the crank or driver H cannot be turned until thekey of the link C is operated and removes the block G from the path ofmotion of the block 203. If, however, the key is actuated, where by thelink C is moved and the block 0 is removed from its position shown inthe full lines in the drawings to a position, as, for instance, thatshown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, the bar 200 may be then movedlongitudinally by the inward motion of the plate 101 and the pin 100 isremoved from the path of the pin h", whereupon the crank ll may beturned and the machine operated.

The method of operation herein shown is easily and obviously applicableto machines having moving gear-wheels or moving segments, for the blockC may be attached to or be part of a segment or a wheel, and, ifdesirable, a suitable abutment A may be provided, whereupon theoperation of the parts will be the same, for the movement of suchsegment or wheel will remove the block from a position which preventsthe movement of the bar 200.

If any key which controls through suitable connections the movement ofthe block 0 is a key bearing one or more letters or other characterizingwords or symbols, it will become necessary to operate this key and thusindicate the character or origin of the transaction before the other ornumeral keys of the cash-register can be operated.

The chain U is firmly attached to the pulley U, as by the pins U and asuitable device is provided whereby the rotation of the shaft E from theinitial position of rest of the handle H (shown in Fig. 1) to the sameposition again produces a sufficient revolution of the pulley U to throwthe drawer open. Between the pulley U and the shaft E is a clutchdevice. Inside the rim of the pulley is a cam U having an abutment endif, and fast on the shaft E is a pawl-arm U hearing a pawl U pressed bya spring it in a direction to engage the abutment a when the shaft turnsas indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1. The pawl has an end it whichextends within the rim of the pulley to engage the abutment "M. Asuitable part G of the frame carries a stationary cam n which holds thepawl in the position shown in Fig. 1, in which the cam U can pass thepawl without touching it. On rotating the shaft E the pawl moves offfrom or disengages from the cam n and engages the abutment uTafterhaving moved a predetermined distance from its initial position, andwhen this engagement takes place the drawer begins to be opened. Thefurther rotation of the crank to complete its movement brings the pawlback to a position of engagement with the stationary cam and thedriving-shaft is arrested with the pawl in the initial position. (Shownin Fig. 1.) The drawer is now fully opened and it must be closed byhand, which moves the chain and drives the pulley U backward on thestationary shaft E but if the initial position of the cam U was, asshown in Fig. 1, a certain distance ahead of the pawl then the completereturn movement of the drawer rotates the pulley until the drawer isreturned to its initial position and the cam also returns to its initialposition. Thus these parts are reset to the positions whereby it isnecessary for the driver to move a predetermined distance from itsstarting-point.

If the plate 101 is pressed in, the lug 106 enters the socket 107 andthe pin it may move past the pin 100. After the pin 7t has passed thepin the drawer begins to move, opens fully, but its side on the rail 105is long enough to remain opposite the lug or pin 1.06,

and while the drawer is open the push-button 102 cannot be pressed in,because the stop or lug 106 comes in contact with the rail or bar 105 onthe side of the drawer and prevents the inward movement of the plate101; but as soon as the drawer is again closed the socket 107 standsopposite the stop or lug 106, and the handle may be again rotated toopen the drawer,.provided the push-button is pressed in. A look 108 maybe attached to the easing A, having a bolt 100, which may be thrown toprevent the inward movement of the plate 101, and thus the machine maybe locked against any operation by turning the crank I1 In order thatthe machine may be set so that it is not necessary to operate thecharacter orletter key before operating the n umeralkeys, the followingmechanism is provided: The block 203 is hinged to the bar 200, as by thepivot 20 i, Figs. 4E and 5. Pivoted to the bar 200 is a plate 205, whichmay be swung around its pivot 206 to support the block 203 in positionfor engagement against the block C lVhen the plate 205 is swung intoposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4;, the plate 203 may fall intoposition shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5, and if the bar 200 is moved bythe plate 201 the block 203 will not come in contact with the block Cbut if the block 203 is raised into the position to make contact withthe block 0 and the plate 205 is swung into the position shown in fulllines in Fig. 5 the block 203 will be supported in suitable position tomake contact with the block 0 and compel the operation of the keyaffeetin g the movement of said block 0 before any other key in themachine can be operated.

Thus I have produced a mechanism for cash-registers comprising a driverand a stop movable into the path of a movable or sliding part, (such asthe drawer,) which is actuated by the driver when said part isstationary. Thus the drawer cannot be pulled open by extraneous-means atthe moment the driver-lock is released, because the drawerstop is in itsslot and the driver must pass the driver-lock in order to permit thedrawer to be released. The driver or crank does not begin to move thedrawer or start until the driver has moved a predetermined distance frominitial position, thus permitting the spring 101 to move the stop out ofthe path of the drawer, but moving the stopinto position to stop thedriver when the latter returns to its initial position.

What I claim is 1. In a cash-register having a setting mechanism, anoperating-lever and a cash-drawer opened by said lever, the combinationof a lock normally projecting into the path of said lever, and means forpreventing the removal of said lock from the path of said lever eX- ceptwhen the drawer is in the closed position.

2. In acash-register having a setting mechanism, an operatinglever and acash-drawer opened by said lever, the combination of a lock normallyprojecting into the path of said lever and means controlled by thedrawer for preventing the removal of said look from the path of saidlever except when the drawer is in the closed position.

In a cash-registerhavinga setting mechanism, an operating-lever and acash-drawer,

the combination of a lock normally projecting into the path of saidlever, manually-operated means for removing said lock from the path ofsaid lever and means for prevent ing the actuation of saidmanually-operated means except when the drawer is in the closedposition.

4. In a cash-register having a setting mech anism, an operating-leverand a cash-drawer, the combination of a lock normally projecting intothe path of said lever, manually-operated means for removing said lookfrom the path of said lever, and means controlled by the drawer forpreventing the actuation of said mannally-operated means except when thedrawer is in the closed position.

5. In a caslrregister, the combination of a setting mechanism,acrank,and a cash-drawer opened by the movement of the crank, alockingdevice normally projecting into the path of the crank, amanually-operated device for removing said locking device from the pathof the crank which is prevented from operation by the drawer except whenthe drawer is in its closed position.

6. In a cash-register, the combination of a setting mechanisnna crank,and a cash-drawer opened by the movement of the crank, a looking devicenormally projecting into the path of the crank, and a manually-operateddevice for removing said locking device from the path of the crank whichis held from opera tion by the drawer while the drawer is open to anydegree, but when the drawer is closed, permits a portion of saidmanually-operated device to enter a socket in said drawer and to removethe locking device from the path of the crank.

7. In a cash-register, a driver, a movable part operated in onedirection by the driver but starting after the driver has moved apredetermined distance from initial position, a stop for said movablepart, a driver-stop normally in the path of the driver, means for movingthe first-mentioned stop into the path of said movable part while thelatter is sta tionary in its initial position and for moving thedriver-stop out of the path of the driver, means for automaticallymoving said first stop out of the path of said movable part and saiddriver-stop into the path of the driver when the driver has passed itsstop and has moved said predetermined distance, and means for retainingthe driver-stop in the path of the driver while the movable part is outof its initial position.

8. In a cash-register, a driver, a sliding part operated in onedirection by the driver but starting after the driver has moved apredetermined distance from its initial position, a stop for saidsliding part, a driver-stop normally in the path of the driver, meansfor moving the first-mentioned stop into the path of said sliding partwhile the same is stationary and in its initial position and for movingthe driver-stop out of the path of the driver, 1n cans for automaticallymoving said stop out oi the path of said sliding part and saiddriverstop into the path of the driver when the driver has passed itsstop and has moved said predetermined distance,and means for retainingthe stop in the path of the driver while the movable part is out of itsinitial position.

9. In a eash-register,a driver,a cash-drawer operated in one directionby the driver but starting after the driver has moved a predetermineddistance from initial position, a drawer-stop, a driver-stop normally inthe path of the driver, means for moving the drawer-stop into the pathof said cash-drawer while the latter is stationary in its initialposition and for moving the driver-stop out of the path of the driver,means for automatic ally moving said drawer-stop out of the path of saidcash-drawer and the driver-stop into the path of the driver when thedriver has passed its stop and has moved said predetermined distance,and means for retaining the stop in the path of the driver while thedrawer is out of its initial position.

10. In a cash-register, a series of setting mechanisms, a rotary crankfor the registering mechanism, a cash-drawer opened by the operation ofsaid crank but remaining at rest in its closed position until said crankhas moved a predetermined distance, a pin projecting into the path ofmovement of said crank, a drawer-pin projecting into the path of saiddrawer when the firstnamed pin has moved out of the path of the crank,means for simultaneously moving said pins into and out of the path ofthe drawer and out of and into the path of the crank, means forautomatically removing said last-named pin from the path of the drawerand for moving the first-named pin into the path of the crank, and meansbrought into action by the movement of the drawer for retaining saidfirstnamed pin in the path of the crank while the drawer is open to anydegree.

11. In a cash-register having a setting mechanism, an operating-leverand a cash-drawer opened by said lever, the combination of a locknormally projecting into the path of said lever, means for preventingthe removal of said look from the path of said lever except when thedrawer is in the closed position and provided with a locking devicereleasable by movement of a partof said setting mechanism.

12. In a cash-register having a setting mechanism, an operating-leverand a caslrdrawer opened by said lever, the combination of a locknormally projecting into the path of said lever, means controlled by thedrawer for preventing the removal of said look from the path of saidlever except when the drawer is in the closed position and provided witha locking device releasable bymovement of a part of said settingmechanism.

13. In a cash-register havin a setting mechanism, an operating-lever anda cash-drawer, the combination of a lock normally projecting into thepath of said lever, manually-operated means for removing said look fromthe path of said lever, means for preventing the actuation of saidmanually-operated means except when the drawer is in the closedposition, and a locking device for said manually-operated meansreleasable by movement of a part of said setting mechanism,

14. In a caslrregister having a setting mechanism, an operating-leverand a cash-drawer, the combination of a lock normally projecting intothe path of said lever, manually-operated means for removing said lookfrom the path of said lever, means controlled by the drawer forpreventing the actuation of said manually-operated means except when thedrawer is in the closed position, and a looking device for said manually-operated means releasable by movement of a part of said settingmechanism.

15. In a cash-register, the combination of a setting mechanism, a crank,and a cashdrawer opened by the movement of the crank, a locking devicenormally projecting into the path of the crank, a manually-operateddevice for removing said locking device from the path of the crank whichis prevented from operation by the drawer except when the drawer is inits closed position, and a locking device for said manually-operatedmeans releasable by movement of a part of said setting mechanism.

, 16. In a cash-register, the combination of a setting mechanism, acrank, and a cashdrawer opened by the movement of the crank, a lockingdevice normally projecting into the path of the crank, and amanually-operated device for removing said locking device from the pathof the crank which is held from operation by the drawer while the draweris open to any degree, but, when the drawer is closed, permits a portionof said manuallyoperated device to enter a socket in said drawer and toremove the locking device from the path of the crank, and a lockingdevice for said manually-operated means releasable by movement of a partof said setting mechanism 170 In a cash-register, a driver, a movablepart operated in one direction by the driver but starting after thedriver has moved a predetermined distance from initial position, a stopfor said movable part, a driver-stop normally in the path of the driver,means for moving the first-mentioned stop into the path of said movablepart while the latter is stationary in its initial position and formoving the driver-stop out of the path of the driver, means forautomatically moving said first stop out of the path of said movablepart and said driver-stop into the path of the driver when the driverhas passed its stop and has moved said predetermined distance, means forretaining the driver-stop in the path of the driver while the movablepart is out of its initial position, a series of setting mechanisms forthe register and means for retaining the driver-stop in the path of thedriver releasable by the operation of a particular setting mechanism.

18. In a cash -register, a driver, a cash drawer operated inonedirection by the driver but starting after the driver has moved apredetermined distance irom initial position, a drawer-stop, adriver-stop normally in the path of the driver, means for moving thedraw er-stop into the path of said cash-drawer while the latter isstationary in its initial position and for moving the driver-stop out ofthe path of the driver, means for auto1natically moving said drawer-stop out of the path of said cash-drawer and the driver-stop intothe path of the driver when the driver has passed its stop and has movedsaid predetermined distance, means for retaining the stop in the path ofthe driver while the drawer is out of its initial position, a series ofsetting mechanisms for the register and means for retaining thedriver-stop in the path of the driver releasable by the operation of aparticular setting mechanism.

19. In a cash-register, a series of setting mechanisms, a rotary crankfor the registering mechanism, a cash-drawer opened by the operation ofsaid crank but remaining at rest in its closed position until said crankhas moved a predetermined distance, a pin projecting into the path ofmovement of said crank, a drawer-pin projecting into the path of saiddrawer when the first-named pin has moved out of the path of the crank,means for simultaneously moving said pins into and out of the path ofthe drawer and out of and into the path of the crank, means forautomatically-removing said last-named pin from the path of the drawerand for moving the first-named pin into the path of the crank, meansbrought into action by the movement of the drawer for retaining saidfirst-named pin in the path of the crank while the drawer is open to anydegree, and a bolt for retaining the first-mentioned pin in the path ofthe crank, which bolt is released by the movement of a particularsetting mechanism.

20. In a cash-register, a series of setting mechanisms, a rotary crankII" geared to a driving-shaft E, a cash-drawer opened by the rotation ofthe crank and having a rail 105 and a socket 107 on its side, and arocking plate 101 having a pin 100 normally in the path of the crank,and a pin 106 movable into the socket 107 only when the drawer is fullyclosed, said pin 100 being held outward by the rail 105 when the draweris open to any degree thereby holding the pin 100 in the path of thecrank.

21. In a cashregister, a series of setting mechanisms, a rotary crank IIgeared to a driving-shaft E a cash-drawer opened by the rotation of thecrank and having a rail 105 and a socket 107 on its side, a rockingplate 101 having a pin 100 normally in the path of the crank, and a pin100 movable into the IOO socket 107 only When the drawer is fullyclosed, said pin 100 being held outward by the rail 105 when the draweris open to any degree and a bar 200 moved by the plate, a movable part Cof one of the setting mechanisms in the path of movement of the bar andpreventing its movement by the plate to remove the pin 100 from the pathof the crank until said setting mechanism is moved out of the path ofthe bar.

.l lillIOlltY A. BED'IEN'I. Witnesses:

A. E. WEET, E. II. MAnsELLUs.

